Ivins, Utah
- Robert "Bob" William Coulter, age 90, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2017 in South Jordan, Utah. He was born September 3, 1927 in Muncie, Indiana to Robert Harrison Rivere Coulter and Dorothy Emmaline Falby. He married Etta Marie Larsen on February 20, 1971 and were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple on May 1, 1976.
Bob grew up in Indiana and graduated from Cowan High School in Cowan, Indiana in 1945. He served in the US Navy during World War II (1945-1946).
Bob moved to California where he worked for The Boy Scouts of America, then transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah. That is where Bob and Etta met. After they were married he started working in the construction industry. They later moved to Ivins, Utah where he started his own company, Magic City Construction. He also worked for the Washington County District Building Maintenance Supervisor.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a Bishop from July 30, 1980-1985. He and his wife served a mission in Seattle, Washington (1991-1992).
Bob loved his family, hunting and traveling. He was very hard working and always enjoyed everyone that he met on job sites. He loved life, he was a wonderful husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa. Once you were a part of the family you were there for life.
Bob is survived by his wife, Etta; children: Linda (Dale) Fox, Cinda Coulter, Patti Holt Winkler, Vickie Holt Larson and Bruce (Joyce) Holt; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and sisters: Betty (Darrell) Hensley and Sueann Granger. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Barbra Tustin and sisters: Jeannine, Phyllis and Dorothy Jane.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Ivins LDS 8th Ward Chapel, 290 East 1060 South, Ivins, Utah. Visitations will be held Friday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah and on Saturday, prior to services, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Ivins City Cemetery.
